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Verizon FiOS Uploads Are Finally Going to Get Faster

Verizon FiOS is increasing its upload speeds to match its download speeds.

The update, which the telecom company announced Monday on its website, is free for current customers. However, users may not notice a difference immediately, as the faster speeds will be rolled out to Verizon's more than 6 million home Internet users over the next few months.

Customers who have registered, or plan to register soon, with Verizon's rewards program My Rewards+, will be the first to upgrade, with regular residential customers to follow. Small businesses that use the Internet service will upgrade by the beginning of this fall, Verizon spokesperson Bob Elek told Mashable.

The faster speeds mean users will be able to load videos, photos and other files in a more efficient manner, according to a statement from Verizon. What's more, the change positively impacts the quality of user experience when video-chatting, as well as online gaming and shopping.

Monday's speed adjustment was created to offset the increase in uploaded material to the Internet, which Verizon estimates will double by 2016. The fact that upload and download speeds are equalizing is a reflection that more people are uploading as much as they're downloading.

Verizon compiled the following chart, which shows the amount of time it would take to perform typical uploading tasks, such as photo-sharing, using the new speeds:

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